In the News

The Washington Post Style section quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor & Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “Melania Trump, a most private first lady, finds her voice in a stay-at-home pandemic.” “Between the two of them, she certainly is the person who is more sensitive to […]

Dr. Kevin R. Spiker, Associate Professor of Political Science at the Ohio University Eastern Campus, co-authored a set of books on capital punishment, reports the CantonRep.com. Dr. Kevin Spiker, Associate Professor of Political Science at Ohio University Eastern, and Dr. James B. Whisker, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at West […]

 Dr. Zachary Meisel, Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, is featured in an American Astronomical Society inaugural video chat its a new AAS Journal Author Series. In the 24½-minute inaugural video, Meisel discusses his recent article “Spallation-Altered Accreted Compositions for X-Ray Bursts: Impact on Ignition Conditions […]

 Scripps National News did a video interview with Dr. Glenn Dutcher for a news story headlined “Telecommuting during COVID-19.” “More employees are being asked to work from home to stop the spread of the coronavirus. We get some tips for those who may be telecommuting for the first time,” […]

Ohio University alum Kerry Pigman is the new executive director of the Athens County Foundation. “After an extensive and rigorous search, the ACF Board of Directors selected Kerry to be the new Executive Director of the Foundation. Kerry began her training and leadership transition on April 1, working closely with […]

WTOL Ch. 11 reported on Ohio University alumnus Jack Marchbanks’ role in Ohio’s daily COVID-19 news conference Jack Marchbanks, the director of the Ohio Department of Transportation, said his department is working to keep rest areas open and clean for truck drivers, who he thanked for being vital to the […]

Dr. Kenneth Hicks, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, authored a column in the Columbus Dispatch headlined “It’s a challenge, but isolation gives parents a chance to figure out what excites kids to learn.” …What interests your child (or a young relative)? Some students love to be outdoors; […]